NBA · Eastern Conference First Round
Philadelphia became the 14th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 series deficit, beating Boston 109-100 at TD Garden.
Read the storyCommunity · Housing
The new center, at Gold and Sargent Streets, will be operated by the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance and offer housing, wellness and employment support.
Weather
Highs near the upper 50s to start the week, with above-average rainfall expected across central Massachusetts in May.
People · Tech
From a Leicester High School Super Bowl to UConn football to Digital Mercury, a long-form profile of one of Worcester’s quietly busy builders.
NBA · Game 7
Philadelphia’s 109-100 win at TD Garden completed a comeback from a 3-1 series deficit and ended Boston’s 2026 playoff run.
NHL · Round 1
Buffalo clinched the series with a 4-1 win in Game 6 and advances to face Montreal in Round 2.
Triple-A · WooSox
Worcester returns home for a six-game series with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, fresh off three straight wins in Rochester.
This week
Worcester begins the week with highs near 59°F, scattered showers and southwest winds in the 6 to 8 mph range.
Monthly outlook
Long-range outlooks point to a wetter-than-normal May for Worcester County, with rainfall spread across more than 21 days.
Range
Daily highs across May commonly range from the low 50s to the mid-70s, with the warmer end likely to arrive in the second half of the month.